Walking Tour of Nashville

Jim was up before me today and made coffee. I also made a green smoothie. Watched some of the Today Show, as I love to do. Jim grilled some chicken for later meals. I made him breakfast of leftover perogies sausage and some eggs, from last night. Then we got ready to leave and headed towards Nashville.
We drove to Nashville took about 20 minutes highway traffic is crazy busy. We found the parking lot that the camp host here at the KOA said to park in for free. It was at the Nissan Stadium where the Tennessee Titans play. Then we started our own free self guided walking tour of Nashville. Every bar and restaurant you walk
by has live music playing, it all sounds so good. We had lunch at Blake Shelton's new bar Ole Red.
We went into the Country Music Hall of Fame and walked around, beautiful building.
We we're walking through the Music City Hall of Fame Park, and there was another couple there and I asked them where they were from and they said, oh Germany. I said Jim was born there and we started talking. Jim and his mother  talked about taking a trip to Germany which I really think they should do. So I asked this couple and she made a little video talking to my mother-in-law in German why they should take the trip her and Jim. I thanked her very much for doing that. We  said our goodbyes and kept on walking.
We walked around a little bit more and headed back towards the truck around 3:30. Which was probably good timing traffic was super heavy.
When we got back we went in and talked to the camp host here she's very nice, from Texas. I looked around at all the cute little gifts they had. Talked about stopping back again, on our round trip.
We had a little soup and salad Jim watch hockey upstairs and I wanted to watch The Voice, I feel very close to Blake Shelton here in Nashville.
 

Sunny Beautiful Day

Happy Monday, we woke up around 6:30. We drank our coffee, I made Jim a breakfast burrito. I had a yogurt, he took the truck and filled it up with diesel. We left around 9:05 this morning, heading towards Nashville. It was a beautiful sunny drive. We passed through Lebanon TN., thought it was kind of funny since we are from Lebanon PA.
Traffic was very light until we got close to Nashville, then it was quite heavy. We had a time change during the trip which was very funny and weird, till we realized what was happening. It's an hour earlier here.
We arrived at Nashville North KOA around 1.

The lady inside was very nice she gave us a lot of details about touring Nashville and how to do it. We pulled into our site, sat at the picnic table almost right away and ate our sandwich I had pre-packed. The temperature inside the camper kept going up and up so we propped the door open and opened some windows, it was very sunny and got to almost 60° out. We  set up and I vacuumed cleaned up and finally put some stuff away. Then we went to Walmart we wanted to buy some binoculars and a few other things of course some beer. We filled the truck up with diesel  for 2.61 a gallon,

that is 78 cents cheaper a gal  then it was in Pennsylvania. So we got home it was dark out by then. I made some sausage and pierogies, we watched  The Voice,  Jim talk to Byron, when we called it a night.

Another unexpected wake up call

I unexpectedly woke up to the smell of coffee. Jim pre set the pot and accidentally put the alarm on for five like he did when we were working. I woke up early at 4:30 and realized I smelled it. I was going to get up till I saw what time it was. I got up around 6:30 started drinking coffee Jim got up shortly after. He thought it was funny that he accidentally turn the pot on for 5. I made smoothies, I made him some eggs and a banana muffin. We both took showers. Left around 9:15 this morning.
Our first brake was at a very tight rest area, grab our lunch and got back on the road. The next rest area was closed so we kept going.
Saw something along the road we never saw before, a bear that was killed on the road.
So we had to decide where we were going to stop for the night. We wanted to Boondock at a Bass Pro Shop. It was right a Sevierville, so I called them but it wasn't allowed in the area. So we had to decide if we were going to find another spot which is hard around this area because they're so many campgrounds. So we decided just to go to our favorite spot that we know Riverview Plantation so that's where we spent our second night on the road. Went for a nice walk not too many people here, did a little laundry Jim had a fire. I heated up instant pot spaghetti I had pre-made for travel for dinner.

Today is the WAKE UP call

today is our day for a wake up call. Unfortunately I forgot to turn my alarm off from working the weekend, which I never forget to do. it went off at 5 in the morning so it really was a wake-up call. After working all week we were tired so we got up probably after 8 this morning. So obviously  the alarm didn't bother us too much . I made breakfast Apple Maple sausage and eggs and toast we started to get ready had a lot of packing up to do we put a lot of it off because of coming home so late last night. It was almost 11 when we left this morning. A lot later start than we had planned. We made one stop at a rest area . I had made chicken wraps, we grab those and the cookies and off we were again. What's the total of about 260 some miles today and our first stop is Lee hi Travel Plaza in Lexington Virginia. Traveling we had rain on and off heavy at times, a little foggier than we would like at times. Reheated some leftover soup from the other night for dinner watch TV, worked on the stupid blog,

I'm calling  it a night.

Last few days of travel preparation

December 7 is Jim's  birthday.  After work Jim's friend a former Bowman employee came over to the camper and he brought Jim some beer and firewood. We were going to go out to dinner with them but his wife felt ill so he came over, I went to Wendy's and got drive-thru and brought it home we ate by the campfire and talked I went inside to watch TV. They had a nice guys night out even though it was cold. He wants to go full-time in a few years too, they talked a lot about that.
I worked the weekend. Tuesday December 11th I had off, got my nails done went to Redner's when Jim got home we went to Esther's restaurant for dinner. Jim and I went back into Redner's  bought some gift cards for our pre-Christmas  get together  with the boys and our granddaughters  and Jim's mom . Thursday December 13th after work I had my last mammogram. We got ready to travel.
Friday after work my last day we went over to Jim's mom's. I had made instant pot white chicken chili, and the day before I made creamy chicken wild rice soup so we took that over and the gift cards we bought she had sandwich fixings and Kerri brought cookies pumpkin pie. So everyone was there it was so nice here's a quick selfie Jim took of all of us.

We left a lot later than we expected, home after 9:30. Things we plan to do before we leave will have to wait till the next day.

Moving Day from Quentin Riding Club

We have been at the Quentin Riding Club for 34 days. They tell us it is closing now so we have to move for our last two weeks before our big trip. So after work we finished packing up. Deb was down at the clubhouse and walked over and talked to her.

She told us we did not need to pay the typical full amount because we went through a lot of aggravation while we were here, which was nice of her to realize. So we gave her $100 a week which we thought was more than fair. Said our goodbyes, took some pictures and got ready to move.
Our goal was to get there before dark. We made it in plenty of time. They wanted to give us a different site. They like to keep the big ones that we wanted for people coming in for one night only. It was only 30 amp so we kept our big site. It was a little painful paying the bill over $500 for two weeks even with our KOA discount.

We got set up Jim put out the electric water hose I did some laundry. When it goes below freezing temperatures we turn the water off and use the water in the tank. They don't have the water spigot wrapped like they did in Quentin, so it can freeze on their end very easily.
We have leftovers for dinner and relax the rest of the evening.
Saturday December 1st
14 days and a wake-up call is Jim says I had off today we took his mother to lunch. We took her to Long Horn Steakhouse.
Sunday December 2nd we stayed home all day it was really nice. We waited for our friends we met in Florida to arrive from Rochester New York they were on their way to Florida.

They got here around dusk and they set up and we all went out to dinner to funck's Family Restaurant which is right up the road on the military base fort Indiantown Gap. It was really good, we have not been there in years and years, we had a really nice visit. We left right before 8. We both had to work next day.
Monday December 3rd
I texted Sue and Tony Costanza a few times while I was at work. They were trying to get their TV to work and they had to unhook their car they had some issues they were trying to get figured out we planned on meeting for dinner again after work. Jim took my leftover half a sandwich from dinner Sunday night to lunch and a little piece of is one tooth broke. So I called our dentist to make an appointment to see what they could do with it before we left, I'm so glad they could see him we're doing that on the 4th. So we took Tony and Sue for a drive and show them the Quentin Riding Club where we stayed and then we went to the Quentin Tavern for dinner a place we really like.

It was so good, had a wonderful visit. Then we came back to our camper they had given us some sausage that he makes they have a shop in New York.

I gave her a fourth of a sheet pan and another round microwave pan and some non-stick foil I had. So she could practice using her convection microwave, I love mine. We had a wonderful visit they left around 10 we're such party animals it was so fun. Jim got ready for bed and I stayed up a little longer, per usual what a great night with wonderful people here's our picture from dinner.

This place is 6 miles from where our house used to be. We used to bring the horses here and camp and ride the mountain for 8 hours.

December 4th after work we both came home Jim had time to shower I changed and we took off for the dentist. They have a new Young dentist working there Jeremy really great young kid he pulled a little broken piece out and filed down the rough spot said it would keep till we got home in April and then he could decide what he wants to do with a couple teeth that do not have a very good prognosis for a long future in our travels LOL.
We stopped at Redner's on the way home and got gas we had about 45 cents off a gallon and we came home and ate some soft leftovers. Had a nice relaxing evening we are enjoying being here Jim feels a lot more secure. It's fun to see the different campers that pull off the road for just one night in their travels, each night there's about 10 or so that come in. Lickdale  KOA is exit 90 off of 81.
December 5th I have off today watched a lot of the George HW Bush Funeral, also worked on the blog. Very cold today highs only going to be 38 for a short time.

I started instant pot creamy chicken and wild rice soup.

Jim took a shower and we went for a walk around to see the campers that pull in for the night. There was one from Vermont two from Quebec, California and South Carolina too. We went back had  soup for dinner Burgers he Grilled the other night we heated up, He washed the dishes, I did two loads of laundry and he went outside to turn the water off.We watched Survivor, worked on the blog and called it a night we have to be up at 5 a.m. tomorrow, but instead I have a half an hour drive instead of a three mile drive. I have eight more days to work the last four I will be training the new girl that is taking over for me.

Travel preparations continue.

Travel preparations continue.
The last time I made a post I was supposed to have off Tuesday and Wednesday and I went to work on Monday 8 to 4 and the girl that works full time 8 to 4 also showed up. She travels a good distance to get to work, so I suggested I just go back home. So that is what I did. I ended up having three days in a row off. Was very nice I got a lot of things done.
We have a long list of things that need to get done. Jim had blood work done. I said an appointment for a mammogram. Jim took a load of things to store to his mother's house for the winter. I've been cooking a lot of what I call Travel food and putting in the freezer.

I made an appointment for next year to get both of our dental cleanings done ,  right before we start work again .  Also I went and got a very expensive haircut. Which I did not like, too long on the top and sides. I wanted to go shorter like it was 5 months ago. It will be a lot easier to manage using minimal water when we travel, and Boondock in Arizona. So I called the stylist and ask her if she could take a little more off. So I went back a week later, and now it's really short, but it'll work. We took the truck to Hassler diesel in Bethel to have brake work done and whatever else they did to it, Jim would have to explain that.

It is a pretty good drive from where we are now. We dropped it off and I have a nail appointment really close to it. So we coordinated my nail appointment with the picking up the truck. We did find out the writing Club was closing. We are the last ones here, has been a few weeks since the last person left so we're here all alone. We sit on a piece of property 46 Acres it's beautiful, deer come out at night, 4 of them.

Jim's friend has four horses here so we watch them in the pasture down below.

It is pretty quiet here  all though 72  is not too far away .  The weird thing is  the way the traffic sounds  a lot of times it sounds like cars are actually pulling in here , but they're not . We will miss it here we will be leaving on Friday November 30th heading to lickdale  KOA Campground. We will be there 2 weeks, very expensive but what are you going to do. Our friends we met in Florida are coming down from New York we're hoping they stop for a night or two and we can visit. It's been pretty cold and windy, one day it did get 55 degrees but I was at work most the day. This Sunday supposed to be almost 60 and I have off the weekend, hoping to get more things done. So as of now it is 16 days and a wake up call.